A Little Princess
TV Show · Drama · Kids & Family

A young girl accustomed to living luxuriously is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her rich father is suddenly broke and dies in far-off India.

1987 · 29m
Starring Maureen Lipman, Amelia Shankley, Miriam Margolyes
Director Carol Wiseman

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Missee Sahib
    Prior to entering the British Army, Capt. Crewe makes sure his daughter, Sara, is well cared for in a London boarding school; when bad news finds Capt. Crewe back in India, his life takes a turn for the worse.
    26m
  • EPISODE 2
    A Little Princess
    As Sara becomes acquainted with her new school, her father's fever worsens back in India, and his regret deepens; during Sara's luxurious birthday party, she receives bad tidings, altering the course of her life forever.
    25m
  • EPISODE 3
    The Drudge
    Sara's outlook on life begins to change to reflect her new role in life and at the boarding school; Sara learns to endure the hardship that has transpired.
    24m
  • EPISODE 4
    The Stranger
    It is Christmastime in London, but Sara struggles to summon the cheer she used to have for such occasions; a new neighbor moves in next door to Sara.
    25m
  • EPISODE 5
    The Banquet
    Sara learns the hard way that generosity is not always repaid with kindness, but that does not stop Sara from conducting herself in the manner she is accustomed to.
    25m
  • EPISODE 6
    The Magician
    Sara's life suddenly looks brighter after a secret friend's generosity; Sara finds herself on a whole new track in life.
    26m

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Cast & Crew

  • Maureen Lipman
    Miss Minchin
  • Amelia Shankley
    Sara Crewe
  • Miriam Margolyes
    Miss Amelia
  • Annette Badland
    Cook
  • Nigel Havers
    Carrisford
  • N‌A
    Natalie Abbott
    Becky
  • A‌R
    Alison Reynolds
    Ermengarde
  • K‌H
    Katrina Heath
    Lavinia
  • J‌H
    Johanna Hargreaves
    Henrietta
  • David Yelland
    Captain Crewe
  • C‌W
    Carol Wiseman
    Director

About

A Little Princess

Drama

A young girl accustomed to living luxuriously is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her rich father is suddenly broke and dies in far-off India.

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Studio
Britbox
Released
1987
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  • Gambia
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